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Ken Lockwood Gorge

Columbia Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Columbia Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Ken Lockwood Gorge near Califon, NJ. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 495 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.71908, -74.83704
Nearest town Califon, NJ
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Columbia Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 402–494 ft

Out & Back · Ken Lockwood Gorge

Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.71908, -74.83704

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/columbia-trail-out-back-8-km-8896

Trail surface

98% gravel2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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